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Jimmy Savile(1926-2011)

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Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom's most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.

The documentary examines, through extensive archive footage, the evil within Jimmy and delves into how he managed to fool an entire nation for four decades.
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Jimmy Savile was born on 31 October 1926 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000), Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964) and Go Go Mania (1965). He died on 29 October 2011 in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornOctober 31, 1926
DiedOctober 29, 2011(84)
BornOctober 31, 1926
DiedOctober 29, 2011(84)
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Known for

When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
When Louis Met... Jimmy
7.4
TV Special
  • Self
  • 2000
Les Chadwick, Leslie Maguire, Freddie Marsden, Gerry Marsden, and Julie Samuel in Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964)
Ferry Cross the Mersey
6.7
  • Self
  • 1964
Go Go Mania (1965)
Go Go Mania
6.3
  • Self - Host
  • 1965
Young at Heart
TV Series
  • Self - Host

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  • Michael Barrymore in Bob Martin (2000)
    Bob Martin
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Jimmy Savile
    • 2001
  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
    6.2
    • Cyclist (uncredited)
    • 1949

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  • Kazuko's Karaoke Klub (1989)
    Kazuko's Karaoke Klub
    5.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "It's a Long Way to the North of England"
    • 1989

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  • Alternative names
    • Jimmy Savile O.B.E.
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • October 31, 1926
    • Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 29, 2011
    • Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(pneumonia)
  • Parents
      Agnes Savile
  • Relatives
      Joan Johnson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial car seat-belt safety campaign. Introduced slogan "Clunk Click, Every Trip".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 2 Interviews
    • 19 Articles
    • 14 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    In January 2013, a joint report by the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police, "Giving Victims a Voice", stated that 450 people had made complaints against Savile, with the period of alleged abuse stretching from 1955 to 2009 and the ages of the complainants at the time of the assaults ranging from 8 to 47. The suspected victims included 28 children aged under 10, including 10 boys aged as young as 8. A further 63 were girls aged between 13 and 16 and nearly three-quarters of his victims were under 18. Some 214 criminal offenses were recorded, with 34 rapes having been reported across 28 police forces. Savile was never charged during his lifetime.
  • Quotes
    He's a sabra. A sabra is an Israeli fruit that's prickly on the outside and all soft and lovely inside. That's Jonathan King.
  • Trademarks
      Saying "Now then, now then" and "How's about that, then?"
  • Nicknames
    • King Jimmy
    • The Godfather
    • Uncle Jim
    • Jim

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